ckelloggjr

Hi Greg, I was tracking until your last line. I do not know anything about calibrating the E-Steps. Can you shed some light on this? Thanks, BK

Good evening, I am new to Cura and new to the forum as well. I have a problem with the bottom (first) layer. The direction of the extruder is perpendicular to the length of the part. This looks rough and very busy. There are "crinkled worms" in a repeating pattern all along this layer as well. I don't know if they are being formed by the layers above or where. I used a raft which printed very smoothly. I am trying to figure out how to make the first layer print parallel to the length of the part. In order to make the part fit on the print bed, I need to rotate them corner to corner. I have discovered this has an effect on the pattern of the first (and all) layers. Because, when I make the parts parallel to the print bed, the first layer prints at approx. 45 deg. I do not think other slicers I have worked with do this. I am hoping it is a setting! I am using matte black PLA printing at 210C and 50d build plate temp. The part is ¾” square and 11.5” long. I hope the Cura.3mf file and photos are helpful. If someone needs more, please let me know! I really appreciate your help. Frame Uprights.3mf